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[Chaz]

Originally Posted by Gbyte666

If we can pick a good background in Parc Ferme then yes. Any Ideas ?

Craig

Only the bikes would need to stay in Parc Ferme so you could all get around the podium in the holding area

[badgerpilot]

Originally Posted by Gbyte666

You bring the Dollies I'll bring the camera..

Craig

wot about forget us lot and just get one of a load of dollies, be nicer to look at than our ugly mush's, Harriot exempt?



Scott #50

[MLC Racing]

Originally Posted by Gbyte666

If we can pick a good background in Parc Ferme then yes. Any Ideas ?

Craig

I could bring a 16ft Piccie of Jennifer Love Hewitt for the back ground!!!!

[Guido]

Just my 2penneth folks as "an artiste" (LOL ).

The Parc Ferme area at Cadwell, as gorgeous as it is, is a bit pants in terms of it's photographic beauty.

If you can wangle it, how about have the riders in rows (say 5 peeps wide or whatever's needed to fit them all in) sat on the track surface going up the mountain. That way you get natural height increases as each row goes back, thus all faces are seen. Said photographer can stand on the grass between the track and the public fencing, that way, he/she's elevated above the track surface by about 3 foot too. Main considerations are where the sun (if there's any) is present and if you can get access to the track for the shot.

The mountain is a focal point on Cadwell and is a bit of a novelty feature for such a photo that would make it different to all the "riders sat in chairs in rows" type group shots you get (and that I've taken myself at BSB).

Have fun... Guy

[Otei]

Dude, we've already had a group photo taken at Cadwell!

And it's in this weeks BSN too!




Seriously though, great idea, and I'll be up for it.

Guy brought up a couple of points, one that I was going to address, one I hadn't thought of.

Firstly, the Mountain. I figured it would be better to do it on the start line (and it may still be better cos of the light) but when he said about being able to step people backwards, it made alot of sense. As long as EVERYONE can control their heads long enough to actually ALL look at the camera at the same time. Wedding groups do my head in for that caper, you'd think you were dealing with 5 year olds most of the time.

Secondly, the light. It's disappearing early doors at that time of year, and the photographer will need a very good quality (expensive F2.8 or faster) lens if they're going to get any kind of light into an image that's taken at that time of night (either that or a long exposure where we all stand still like statues for 10 seconds haha!)

With that in mind, it might be very difficult to get anything other than a quite moody sunset type shot. Maybe one during the day would turn out better. It'd be a shame not to be on track, but at the end of the day we want a pic where we can see everyone, not just their shadows!

Wonder if Guy would take it?....GUY!!!!

[Gbyte666]

I was hoping you would be along Guy, thx for the advise.

So now a couple more pinned to the board.

1 Cadwell

2 On Track ( Mountain or Start Finish )

3 Afternoon ( Dinner Break between Races ) for light

4 Professional Photographer

I vote Mountain, mainly because its near to get on and off but Tim has a point and it may look good with the start lights in the background ?

Errr was you coming to watch the race Guy ? We could purchace the shot/s through your site. But will that meet you expense to get there ?

Need a couple of volunteers to help round people up on the day

Craig

[Gbyte666]

Originally Posted by Otei

Dude, we've already had a group photo taken at Cadwell!

And it's in this weeks BSN too!

Ok Tim, but you can take a turn at the back of the photo Jes I had to get a super big magnifer out to just about see part of my helmet in the back of that BSN pic. "look kids thats me just there" lol

Craig

[Guido]

If memory serves me right, and you're stood in Parc Ferme, the sun at Cadwell starts over behind Barn, comes round behind the crappy lake/swamp, round over Coppice and ends up behind you in the afternoon.

As Otei says, with wedding group shots it's a difficult toss up between having light ramming down your lens (a no-no) or all your subjects squinting like mad cos they're looking in to the sun. ou can work around it easily enough at Cadwell.

Can someone post up the date for Cadwell as I don't have it handy.....??? DOH, just found the calendar Oct 3/4 will check my diary....

I'll try and make it if I can as I've not been to a DD round for ages and it would be good to see everyone.

Guy

[Ray]

Cadwell "grandstand" near the mountain any good??? if you can't get track access just got to tip all the speccys out, at Luchtime it should be easy to lure them out with a few packets of crisps

I usually make a trip to the last round in the car so maybe a lift down from the Norf can be sorted if you like Guy.

Ray.

[Guido]

Looks like it could be a go-er folks. I have a photography thing that weekend but it's a 2-dayer and I could miss a day.

I'll try and get media accreditation for the event so I can be trackside for the racing too. Which day of either Sat or Sun would be best for the shot to work (with the riders and the meeting/circuit organisers)????